Talking Credit Unions from Swoboda Research Centre
Talking Credit Unions delves into the latest trends shaping the financial landscape, equipping credit unions with the insights they need to stay ahead in a rapidly evolving industry. This podcast also tackles key issues facing the movement, fostering knowledge sharing and collaboration. Featuring a diverse line-up of credit union leaders, experts, researchers, and industry suppliers, it offers valuable perspectives to drive best practices, innovation, and success.
Talking Credit Unions is brought to you by the Swoboda Research Centre, which works to support positive change and transformation in the credit union movement. (https://swobodacentre.org/).
The podcast’s current producer and host, Anca Voinea, is a trained journalist with over 13 years of experience in the co-operative and credit union sectors. To suggest a podcast topic or for any other inquiries, contact her at anca.voinea@swobodacentre.org.
Talking Credit Unions from Swoboda Research Centre
EDITION 23 - More Fintech Solutions? CUApps
This is podcast is where I look at another mobile 'app' being currently used by some credit unions.
In this edition I talk with the enthusiastic Karen Bennett, CEO of the Merseyside based Enterprise Credit Union, about its fairly recent take up member mobile ‘app’ CUApps.
Firstly, I spoke with the two young Scots tech entrepreneurs, Declan McGallagy and Jack Alison who founded CU Apps over eight years ago. They tell me how they specialise in premium mobile app and chatbot development, working closely with credit unions and their core banking providers to offer bespoke apps that help credit unions reduce costs and engage new and existing members through expert mobile and chat offerings.
We cannot yet know whether people’s new digital communication patterns will continue once stay-at-home, distancing, and lockdown measures are lifted, and people are able to meet more easily, in person again. However, given the major impact the coronavirus pandemic has had on people’s increase in digital communication behaviours, clearly credit unions are increasingly considering how the pandemic is shaping their entire digital future.
Talking Credit Unions is a regular podcast dedicated to informing credit union practitioners, leaders, and opinion formers on a variety of industry topics. The podcast is sponsored by the Swoboda Research Centre.